The cultivated apple is a major fruit crop in temperate zones. Its wild relatives, distributed
across temperate Eurasia and growing in diverse habitats, represent potentially useful …

The apple (Malus domestica [Suckow] Borkh.) is one of the most economically and culturally
significant fruits in the world today, and it is grown in all temperate zones. With over a …

We report a high-quality draft genome sequence of the domesticated apple (Malus×
domestica). We show that a relatively recent (> 50 million years ago) genome-wide …

The apple is the most common and culturally important fruit crop of temperate areas. The
elucidation of its origin and domestication history is therefore of great interest. The wild …

In-depth characterization of apple genetic resources is a prerequisite for genetic
improvement and for germplasm management. In this study, we fingerprinted a very large …

Background The amount and structure of genetic diversity in dessert apple germplasm
conserved at a European level is mostly unknown, since all diversity studies conducted in …

Apple germplasm collections are increasingly appreciated as a repository for the genetic
improvement of species, and their evaluation is an essential prerequisite for their utilization …

The apple is an iconic tree and a major fruit crop worldwide. It is also a model species for the
study of the evolutionary processes and genomic basis underlying the domestication of …

Background Domestication generally implies a loss of diversity in crop species relative to
their wild ancestors because of genetic drift through bottleneck effects. Compared to native …

A set of 493 old and local Spanish accessions of apple (Malus x domestica Borkh)
maintained at three collections in Northeastern Spain was studied using 16 simple …